MEPhI Department of Physical Education together with the Department “Computer medical systems” has been working out a method of sports injuries’ prevention which is a modern interactive program for educating sportsmen of all levels of training. The work has been named “Decision support system on lowering cases of injury among students”.

This is a database to which specialists add any number of situations which can lead to injuries during training or competitions. Apart from text descriptions students can use photo- and video-materials which are a basis of the project. Pictures are a visual representation of main information. Nowadays the database is made on the example of sambo fight which is actively and successfully developed in MEPhI and in the world and has a chance to become one of Olympic sports.

There are many movements in sambo, and any inaccuracy in their performance can lead to the injuries of the opponent or the performer of the move. It will take years for a sportsman-beginner to learn potentially dangerous actions’ moves. “System of support of solutions’ making on lowering cases of injury among students” significantly lowers the process of acquiring skills of safe sports practice. The database is constantly updated. New ways and methods of prevention of injuries are used for training of young sportsmen in MEPhI. The work is supervised by experienced doctors, including traumatologists who give their recommendations on prevention and rehabilitation after injuries.

Nowadays the database contains more than 100 descriptions of traumas possible in sambo. Interactive mode of the database work allows to teach students to avoid injuries step by step giving information in the form of lessons. This is a mode for beginners. Professionals have a mode of access to the whole database. Interface of the training system allows to make a decision depending on the situation.

It is planned to include there all kinds of sports taught in MEPhI: basketball, football, artistic gymnastics, Rugby and others. It is also planned to launch a program at mobile devices and give an access to the database through the Internet. In future “System of support of solutions’ making on lowering cases of injury among students” will be offered to sports schools and sport federations in Russia.